As I mentioned yesterday, one of the new Sale-a-bration releases is Reverse Words and it contains two big stamps. Yesterday I showcased Hooray, today I’m sharing cheers. I happened upon a live video by Alisa Tilsner yesterday showcasing a way to make a watercolored background using a zip lock bag and heat embossing and it solidified in my mind what I wanted to do with the Reverse Words. I’d been inspired by one of the sample in the SAB brochure which used sponge daubers to colour the stamp in yellows and oranges but was leaning towards heat embossing too so I combined the two.

I started by heat embossing the image from Reverse Words onto watercolor paper with white embossing powder. Then, mostly because I’m out of zip lock bags, at least upstairs in the kitchen, I used a piece of cling film or saran wrap. I used my aquapainter to get half of the paper really wet and tapped my so saffron stamp pad onto the cling film. I then smooshed the colour onto the card, pushing it around with the wrap. Next I did the same thing with peekaboo peach. Lots of fun and I can see doing more cards using this technique. Add more water with your aquapainter to get the effects you want.

I matted the watercolour paper with a piece of peekaboo piece, attaching it with fast fuse to ensure that it was really flat and then put it onto a so saffron card base. A few peekaboo peach enamel shapes pulled it all together.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz